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Vietnam War-themed bar faces backlash, issues apology
A bar in Melbourne, Australia that adopted elements related to the Vietnam War as an aesthetic theme faced a heavy backlash and subsequently issued an apology.
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The Vichy Regime’s Bizarre Final Months in a German Castle
From the imposing stronghold of Sigmaringen, a toxic blend of French collaborators ran a government-in-exile.
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Maine’s Greatest War Hero Faces Down Another Insurrection
When political parties’ fight for power turns violent, the only man capable of restoring order was the defender of Little Round Top
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‘Are we the baddies?’ A Brief History of the Totenkopf Insignia
Once associated with Prussian hussars, the Totenkopf is now a symbol of the evils of the Nazi regime
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Nicodemus: How a Small Town in Kansas Became America’s Largest Black Colony
For more than 50 years the town of Nicodemus, Kansas, beat the odds and its harsh surroundings to provide opportunity for former slaves and their descendants
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‘Shoot and be Damned’
A tense interaction between green soldiers and agitated civilians results in murder
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Book Review: James Hoban / Designer & Builder of the White House
A Kilkenny farmer’s son executed America’s most revered neoclassical building and rebuilt it after British invasion.
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Father of NBA star Kyle F. Anderson Keeps Finding WWII Explosives in His Backyard
Anderson’s landscapers unearthed not one, not two, but three WWII-era bombs in the span of 48 hours
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The Supreme Court Decision That Changed America: Brown v. Board of Education
Finally, the justices overturned Jim Crow, tossing out Plessy v. Ferguson ‘separate but equal’ standard